Parvez Elahi no more Punjab CM, claims Sanaullah

Last updated on: 22 December,2022 05:22 pm

LAHORE (Dunya News) - Law Minister Rana Sanaullah said on Thursday Chaudhry Parvez Elahi was no more the Punjab chief minister as per the requirements of the Constitution and the Punjab governor could ask him to go for a vote of confidence.

Speaking to reporters, he said Mr Elahi had failed to seek a vote of confidence from the Punjab Assembly on Wednesday after which he had ceased to exist as the chief minister. The minister claimed that the governor would manage to tackle the political crisis soon. He said a notification from the Governor s House was a formality and that the order issued by the governor would be implemented.In case of non-implementation, he said, the governor could ask the federal government to impose Governor s Rule in the province.

Answering a question, the minister said the president of Pakistan could not act without the advice of the prime minister. He said a new schedule of the Punjab chief minister s election would be shared with the governor.